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Monday, June 1, 2009

Baby Clothes to Doll Clothes -- TUTORIAL

My sister has four daughters, and when my daughter was born I inherited quite a pile of baby girl clothes. There was certainly much more than one little girl could ever use! Those same nieces are very much into their baby dolls, so what better way to utilize some of those baby clothes than to turn them into dolly clothes? As an added bonus, the dolls will never grow out of their clothes, PLUS it is so fun for the girls to put the same clothes on their dolls that they themselves used to wear!

Here I will show you a super simple way to make doll pajamas!

STEP ONE: Supplies! You need a doll, baby pajamas, LOTS of pins, a good pair of scissors, and your sewing machine.

STEP TWO: Turn the pajamas inside out and put it on your doll. (I am using my niece's doll she named "Crocodile." Such a pretty name!)

STEP THREE: Pin around the doll. You will make a seam across the neckline and shoulders, and down the arms. This will make the neck small enough for the doll. Then pin from below the wrist all the way around the legs and back up to the other wrist.

STEP FOUR: Carefully remove the pajamas, taking care not to lose or poke yourself with any pins. (This step also helps ensure your doll pajamas will go on and off the doll easily.)

STEP FIVE: Sew exactly on the line where you pinned, taking out pins as you go. (Sorry, it's hard to see the stitching in this photo.)

If your pajamas have a zipper, be sure to reinforce at the bottom of the zipper.

STEP SEVEN: Turn the pajamas right side out, put them on the doll, and place a pin on the sleeve where you want the hem to be. Take off the pajamas, cut approximately 1/4" away from the pin, remove pin, and hem sleeves. (This is the hardest part of the whole project!)

I love this idea so much!!! I posted a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-doll-jammies-from-babys-old-clothes/2009/06/02/(Link will go live in 2 hours)--Anne

Clever! Oh thank you for saving me vast sums of money buying teeny overpriced dolly clothes for the army of dolls we have at home! We have so many of them, and of course they are all different sizes so no clothes-sharing. What a very, very smart idea!

Thanks to you we spent $4 at the Salvation Army and the better part of yesterday making clothes for my daughter's baby dolls. What an awesome, awesome idea and a totally user-friendly tutorial. Thank you so much for saving me from the pilled polyester outfits that the dolls came in.

To get around the tiny sleeve problem, sew most of the arm seam and leave the end open, then hem and finish sewing the seam, it may not look as good, but on small arms it is easier to do.Christa in Australia

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I've found my daughter's old t-shirts (4T) are the perfect size for making nightgowns for my older daughter's 18 inch doll - no hemming required! The length of the shirt is the perfect length for the bottom of the nightgown, and the short sleeves are perfect for her long sleeves! Thank you so much!

I just wanted to let you know I've again linked to your blog, and this time I posted a picture of my completed project. I am very new at sewing, so thank you so much for your tutorials! http://davimee.blogspot.com/2009/12/doll-clothes.html

I'm so glad I found this! My son has "his" baby in one of his baby sister's outgrown nightgowns, but it's way too big. I had been planning on making something from scratch but have been putting it off as too much of a pain. This seems so much more reasonable. Thanks so much!

I made sleepers very similar to this for my preemie. I added elastic to the waist making a casing by cutting the sleeper in half near the waist and sewing it back together using the seam as the casing.

If you are interested in my instructions email me at tamiejp@yahoo.com Put Preemie Sleeper in subject line.

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Thank you so much for this great idea! My daughter loves her Corolle Tidoo doll (12 inches) but the only clothes I could find cost $20!!! Thanks to your tutorial I made her the cutest pink PJ's and now my little girl says that Sophie (her doll) needs more!

Thank you so much for this AWESOME tutorial! I was wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to use these old baby clothes from my dd to make her baby doll some clothes! Now I don't have to break the bank making her happy! THANKS!!

Thank you for sharing this! I am making Cabbage Patch clothes for my little girl for Christmas and this is perfect! I will be linking to this as well. Please visit my brand new blog. It needs some love:) http://mynewfavoritethingtoday.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing this! I'm going to PIN it as soon as I finish this. I bought two 11-12" dolls at the thrift shop a couple weeks ago and haven't been able to find doll clothes at all. I and my 3 year old made "pillowcase" type dresses for them that turned out really cute. I'll post a tutorial here when I figure out how. LOL

I went to the consignment store today and picked up a couple of newborn onesies and plan on cutting those down and then I'll also use the scraps to make barbie clothes.

OKay.....I couldnt wait to do this! I just took my daughters going home from the hospital outfit and made it to fit her American Girl doll! THANK YOU so much for posting! I cant wait to see the smile on my little girls face! :)

Thank you! I had been planning to donate my daughter’s baby clothes, but I think I am going to use this instead. After all, my daughter will enjoy having more doll’s clothes since they do get dirty much often, and they will be easy to clean.

Great idea and tutorial on the baby doll clothes!!! I loved it so much I went and made a whole new wardrobe for my little girl's Cabbage Patch Dolls. :)I posted pictures of the dolls new clothes on my brand new blog - http://ribbonsbowsandwhoelseknows.blogspot.ca/ - and I linked to your blog entry, I hope that is alright!

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